This reminds me of "The Artist's Way".
I baked a pie every day for a year
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Re: I baked a pie every day for a year
#82Pie is such a gift. My wife died nearly ten years ago and soon afterwards, I took up pie baking, which is something that she loved to do (I just loved to eat it — since childhood I've had a birthday pie instead of cake). I had all the stuff, after all. I got good at it and love to share them with friends at gatherings, or even just give them away entirely. Right before COVID, I did a Friday Pie Day thing where I gift…
When everyone got into baking early covid I couldn’t understand why no one was baking anything, like, good. No pizza or pie or cake or muffins or banana bread or even a damn focaccia. The world collectively just decided the end-all be-all of baking was… sourdough.
Not trying to gain weight when being stuck inside, maybe.
Re: I baked a pie every day for a year
#83Lovely story but the beautification is a bit off.
> Hardin Woods would bake [...] using fresh ingredients local to her home in Salem, Oregon
> She baked her first pie, a lemon meringue
> The next day Hardin Woods made a peach pie
> After that came a chocolate cream pie
Does lime, peach and chocolate ripen within the same season in Oregon? Vickie cooking for is community is already touching, this claim about freshness and locality is skimmed by people who are already convinced, spotted by those who disagree and raise critics of the skeptics.
Re: I baked a pie every day for a year
#84Pie is such a gift. My wife died nearly ten years ago and soon afterwards, I took up pie baking, which is something that she loved to do (I just loved to eat it — since childhood I've had a birthday pie instead of cake). I had all the stuff, after all. I got good at it and love to share them with friends at gatherings, or even just give them away entirely. Right before COVID, I did a Friday Pie Day thing where I gift…
When everyone got into baking early covid I couldn’t understand why no one was baking anything, like, good. No pizza or pie or cake or muffins or banana bread or even a damn focaccia. The world collectively just decided the end-all be-all of baking was… sourdough.
Sourdough is the bomb though. I agree about the lack of variety, but in its defense, sourdough starter can be used for a variety of other baked goods.
Re: I baked a pie every day for a year
#85Pie is such a gift. My wife died nearly ten years ago and soon afterwards, I took up pie baking, which is something that she loved to do (I just loved to eat it — since childhood I've had a birthday pie instead of cake). I had all the stuff, after all. I got good at it and love to share them with friends at gatherings, or even just give them away entirely. Right before COVID, I did a Friday Pie Day thing where I gift…
When everyone got into baking early covid I couldn’t understand why no one was baking anything, like, good. No pizza or pie or cake or muffins or banana bread or even a damn focaccia. The world collectively just decided the end-all be-all of baking was… sourdough.
well, i love the smell of sourdough bread in the morning
Re: I baked a pie every day for a year
#86Pie is such a gift. My wife died nearly ten years ago and soon afterwards, I took up pie baking, which is something that she loved to do (I just loved to eat it — since childhood I've had a birthday pie instead of cake). I had all the stuff, after all. I got good at it and love to share them with friends at gatherings, or even just give them away entirely. Right before COVID, I did a Friday Pie Day thing where I gift…
When everyone got into baking early covid I couldn’t understand why no one was baking anything, like, good. No pizza or pie or cake or muffins or banana bread or even a damn focaccia. The world collectively just decided the end-all be-all of baking was… sourdough.
Well, as a less-advanced baker, I get the most pleasure from baking bread.
Plus, I can eat it without getting fat.
Re: I baked a pie every day for a year
#87Lovely story but the beautification is a bit off. > Hardin Woods would bake [...] using fresh ingredients local to her home in Salem, Oregon > She baked her first pie, a lemon meringue > The next day Hardin Woods made a peach pie > After that came a chocolate cream pie Does lime, peach and chocolate ripen within the same season in Oregon? Vickie cooking for is community is already touching, this claim about freshness…
I mean, the first pie was in California, per the text right before that. She was visiting family.
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#88Earlier quoted context omitted.
Similarly, just showing up at the gym/hobby/sport is huge. Even if you do next to nothing.
Yeah I go bouldering even on off days to “stay in the rhythm”. And I do have honestly terrible days where I feel I’m struggling climbs of even a grade below my comfort level, but at least I went lol.
How do you stay injury free climbing every day? I feel like at even twice week I am entering the danger zone with ligamentisis.
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#89Earlier quoted context omitted.
Nothing at all. Just a comment on the internet. Taking a walk AND and baking a pie is even better. I'm just making a slight point that walking is probably the simplest most effective thing you can do to improve almost every aspect of your life.
Sure, but it's random and unrelated to the discussion at hand. I bake pies but I also like mushrooms and grilled cheese sandwiches. Every other individual here has random associations they can make. In person, this is seen as commandeering a linear discussion to your personal topic and repeated violations get you uninvited from conversations for being selfish. On the internet we can just ignore a thread, which is wha…
I don't think it's off-topic at all. The story is not as much about baking pies as it is doing something every day.
Re: I baked a pie every day for a year
#90Earlier quoted context omitted.
When everyone got into baking early covid I couldn’t understand why no one was baking anything, like, good. No pizza or pie or cake or muffins or banana bread or even a damn focaccia. The world collectively just decided the end-all be-all of baking was… sourdough.
Sourdough is the bomb though. I agree about the lack of variety, but in its defense, sourdough starter can be used for a variety of other baked goods.
Plus bread itself is used in other recipes, like sandwiches or toasts or for mopping up sauced dishes.